xocolatlite
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Xocolatlite is a sulfate mineral named for its chocolatey appearance. Discovered in the La Bambolla gold mine of Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico, Xocolatlite's name is derived from the Nahuatl word xocolatl (literally "bitter water"; a root word of "chocolate"), a drink made from cocoa, water, and chili.
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It sits within the topics Minerals in space group 10, Monoclinic minerals and Sulfate minerals.
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- chocolate
- Image
- Xocolatlite-214968.jpg
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- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
- chemical formula
- Ca₂Mn⁴⁺₂Te⁶⁺₂O₁₂·H₂O
- Commons category
- Xocolatlite
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 7.DF.85
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 7.DF.85
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Xoc
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Xocolatlite is a sulfate mineral named for its chocolatey appearance. Discovered in the La Bambolla gold mine of Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico, Xocolatlite's name is derived from the Nahuatl word xocolatl (literally "bitter water"; a root word of "chocolate"), a drink made from cocoa, water, and chili.
==References==
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